It’s strawberry season here in southwestern Michigan, and the local “U-Pick” strawberry field near our house opened for business yesterday morning. Earl has already gone over and picked some fresh berries for us. I have no idea how many he

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This morning Mike, our handyman, arrived at the front door with a huge bowl filled with a salad he’d made from his own garden. He’d also created a dressing with two type of balsamic vinegar for it. While Mike has

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Julia Child would probably have blanched; Craig Claiborne would have given us only one star. Nevertheless, Earl and I prepared two culinary wonders for supper this evening.
We followed a recipe for noodle pudding from the Eisenhower Family cookbook

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Ever notice how difficult it is these days to order a meal in a restaurant that focuses on simple food? Without adornment or accompaniment or add-ons? Well, if you haven’t, I have.

Take a Caesar salad. It’s rare that one

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Earl and I had dinner at Tabor Hill Winery and Restaurant last night; I would classify the place as white tablecloth, as opposed to bar food. One of us likes the tablecloth idea; the other prefers Buffalo wings with football

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It’s our last day at Wollaston Lake Lodge, and I’m reminiscing about the food. About shore lunch, in particular. At home, what passes for my lunch is usually a protein bar or an apple while I continue to work. But

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